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Last edited October 26, 2025


Aspidopterys canarensis
Aspidopterys canarensis
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Template:Taxonomy/AspidopterysAspidopterys canarensis

Aspidopterys canarensis commonly known as the Kanara climber is a liana species endemic to the Western Ghats of India, belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.[1] The species has a restricted natural distribution, occurring only in a few pockets of semi-evergreen forests in Kerala and Karnataka.[2]

Description[edit | edit source]

Leaves are hairless, ovate to elliptic-lance shaped and long-pointed. Flowers are clustered in slender stalks, borne in leaf axils or leafscars. Bracts and sepals are velvety. Petals are yellow. Samara is nearly circular and papery.

Phenology[edit | edit source]

Flowering: February-May.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Gnanaolivu, S.D., Erinjery, J.J., Campera, M. and Singh, M., 2025. lydekkerianus malabaricus) in the Western Ghats, India.
  2. Sujana, K.A.; George, N.; John, J.; Ragi, P.R.; Kumar, N.A. (2014). "Phytochemical constituents, proximate analysis, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of an endemic liana (Aspidopterys canarensis)" (PDF). International Journal of Bioassays. 3 (9): 3254–3258.

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